In all seriousness, there is no way to really answer that question. An acceptance really depends on a lot of factors including your ECs, MCAT, GPA, and the interview. That said, in general, mid 20s is the average for DO schools. Good luck!

Without sounding mean--and fully aware that my making this statement will probably put me under my own scrutiny--but so many of the people that post on here have terrible grammar. Is it just that you type quickly and panic to click "submit reply"?

Onstar: in reality, a 3.3 GPA is alright, not outstanding, depending on your undergraduate institution and how challenging the classes you took were. You want to shoot for at the very very least a 24 or 25 MCAT, and if you want to be a fairly competative applicant, I recommend shooting for at least a 29 or 30. Above a 30, you will be an attractive applicant and it will help compensate for a mediocre GPA.

As for the "2 on the VR" joke made above, it is actually important to brush up on your spelling, grammar, and reading comprehension... remember that 2/4 sections on the MCAT are Verbal Reasoning and writing essays that must be effective, succinct, and reasonably free of spelling and grammatical errors.

As for research: it's okay not to plan on doing research if it doesn't float your boat . There are plenty of good physicians out there who are not researchers, and DO schools generally have far less emphasis on research than MD schools. So that's not a problem.

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